Politics

Friday, October 12th 2018 - 06:54 UTC
Cristina Fernandez lawmaker son Maximo has to appear in court on 23 October

The son of Argentine ex president Cristina Fernandez, Máximo Kirchner will appear later this month in court to testify in the so-called “notebooks of corruption” investigation, after Federal Judge Claudio Bonadio summoned the national congressman.
Friday, October 12th 2018 - 02:04 UTC
Falklands’ government and fishing industry seek support in Galicia

A delegation from the Falkland Islands government was last week in Vigo, Spain to support Falklands Fishing Company Association (FIFCA) members attending the Conxemar Seafood Exhibition and to reinforce the Falkland Islands case during Brexit negotiations.
Thursday, October 11th 2018 - 15:03 UTC
Malaysia to join list of countries that have abolished death penalty

Malaysia's government has pledged to amend the law and abolish capital punishment. It will also halt all pending executions, it was reported.
Thursday, October 11th 2018 - 14:42 UTC
Survey: Bolsonaro 13 points ahead for Oct 28 runoff

A survey published Thursday places far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro 13 percentage points ahead of rival Fernando Haddad for Brazil's October 28 presidential runoff.
Thursday, October 11th 2018 - 09:08 UTC
US markets suffer their sharpest one-day fall: fears of interest rates, inflation and trade tensions

United States share markets suffered on Wednesday their sharpest one-day falls in months, as fears about rising interest rates, inflation, trade tensions intensified. The tech-heavy Nasdaq led the declines, sliding 4%, or 315.9 points, to 7,422. The Dow Jones and S&P 500 also fell by more than 3%, with losses accelerating towards the end of the day. Netflix fell 8%, while Amazon slid 6%.
Thursday, October 11th 2018 - 08:58 UTC
Conditions in Venezuelan prisons are “beyond monstrous” claims UN human rights office

Conditions in Venezuela’s prisons are “beyond monstrous”, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said, before calling for an independent and transparent investigation into the death of a leading political opponent of the Government. Issuing the alert in Geneva, OHCHR spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani said that there were specific concerns for the well-being of 59 Colombian nationals, who’ve been held for more than two years without being charged.
Thursday, October 11th 2018 - 08:45 UTC
Macri administration reverses latest cooking gas price increase following public outrage

Argentina will pay for unforeseen increases in the cost of cooking gas following public outrage and opposition in Congress to stymie the plan which would have seen consumers paying increased gas prices in 24 installments from January 2019.
Thursday, October 11th 2018 - 08:44 UTC
Argentina attracting more tourists while less Argentines travelling overseas

The number of incoming tourists to Argentina is increasing month after month since the drastic devaluation of the local currency, while outgoing tourism has dropped significantly. According to the latest release from the country's stats office, Indec, 224.000 tourists arrived in Argentina during August, 7.4% more than a year ago, while residents travelling overseas dropped 11.9%, to 335.300.
Thursday, October 11th 2018 - 08:31 UTC
World Bank unveils “Human Capital Index”: Singapore, South Korea, Japan and Hong Kong top of the list

The World Bank Group unveiled a new system on Thursday to rank countries based on their success in developing human capital, an effort to prod governments to invest more effectively in education and healthcare.
Thursday, October 11th 2018 - 08:30 UTC
Bolsonaro's chief economic advisor under investigation over fraud accusations

The chief economic advisor to Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s far-right presidential front-runner, is being investigated over accusations of fraud tied to the pension funds of state-run companies, federal prosecutors revealed on Wednesday.